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{{Short description|American multicultural collegiate sorority}}
{{Infobox Fraternity
| name = Mu Sigma Upsilon
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΜΣΥ}}
| crest = Mu Sigma Upsilon Crest.png
| image_size = 170px
| founded = {{start date and age|1981|11|21}}
| birthplace = [[Rutgers University–New Brunswick]]
| affiliation = NMGC
| status = Active
| type = Social sorority
| emphasis = [[List of cultural interest fraternities and sororities|Cultural Interest]]
| scope = National
| motto = ''Mujeres Siempre Unidas'' <br>("Women Always United")
| colors = {{color box|#99CCFF||#FFFFFF}} Baby Blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF||#A1CAF1}} White
| symbol = Amazon Woman
| chapters = 66
| members = 1,578
| philanthropy = NAACP
| publication = ''The Amazonian'' <ref>[http://www.msu1981.org/amazonian/ The Amazonian magazine]</ref>
| address = P.O. Box 7728
| city = [[North Bergen, New Jersey|North Bergen]]
| state = [[New Jersey]]
| ZIP code = 07047
| country = United States
| nickname = MSU, MUs, Amazonas, Sophisticated Ladies
| website = {{URL|http://www.msu1981.org}}
}}

'''Mu Sigma Upsilon''' Sorority, Incorporated ('''{{lang|grc|ΜΣΥ}}''') is an American multicultural intercollegiate [[Fraternities and sororities in North America|sorority]]. It was founded in 1981 at [[Rutgers University–New Brunswick]] and is recognized as the first multicultural sorority in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-04 |title=Who We Are |url=https://www.msu1981.org/about/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref> Mu Sigma Upsilon was a founding member of the [[National Multicultural Greek Council]].

==History==
In the early 1980s, more women from culturally diverse backgrounds were pursuing college degrees. Five women came together and decided to create a support system for these women.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msu1981.org/ourlegacy/history/ |title=Our History |date=4 September 2014 |publisher=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority }}</ref> Mu Sigma Upsilon was founded on November 21, 1981, at [[Rutgers University–New Brunswick]], as a Social Fellowship. The five Founding Mothers of Mu Sigma Upsilon are:

* Eve Bracero - Puerto Rican
* Lillian Sierra - Puerto Rican
* Karinee Candelario - Puerto Rican
* Ruth Gonzalez - Puerto Rican
* Sylvia Vigo - Puerto Rican<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msu1981.org/history/ |title=Founding Mothers |date=4 September 2014 |publisher=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority }}</ref>
In the early 1980s, Mu Sigma Upsilon became the first sorority to be founded with a multicultural, rather than a specific ethnic or cultural, base.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msu1981.org/ourlegacy/multiculturalism/ |title=Multiculturalism |publisher=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority |access-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000639/http://www.msu1981.org/ourlegacy/multiculturalism/ |archive-date=2013-12-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mu Sigma Upsilon became a Greek-lettered organization in the early 1990s.<ref name="MSUArticle1">{{Cite web |title=The Inclusive Sorority |url=https://www.courant.com/2003/03/18/the-inclusive-sorority/ |access-date=2003-03-18 |publisher=The Courant}}</ref> It is the sister organization of [[Lambda Sigma Upsilon]], a Latino-based [[fraternity]].

R.A.C.E  is a national event of the sorority. Each chapter runs its version of the event, where campus cultural organizations are invited to perform in costume and provide cultural displays for table-top exhibitions during the event. Members are encouraged to wear national dress about their cultural background or heritage and provide sample delicacies from all parts of the world.<ref name="RACE">{{Cite web |title=New Jersey City University sorority will hold "R.A.C.E." |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2010/11/new_jersey_city_university_sor.html/ |access-date=2010-11-30 |publisher=The Jersey Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2014 |title=R.A.C.E.< |url=http://www.msu1981.org/about-msu/msu-sponsored-events/ |publisher=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority}}</ref>

== Symbols ==
The sorority's motto is ''Mujeres Siempre Unidas'' or "Women Always United". Its colors are baby blue and white. Its mascot is the [[Amazon woman]]. Its nicknames are  The Sophisticated Ladies or The MUs (pronounced mews).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-04 |title=Our History |url=https://www.msu1981.org/history/ |access-date=2023-02-27 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref> Its publication is ''The Amazonian''.

== Philanthropy ==
Every five years, the organization selects a national philanthropy as beneficiary. Through this process, we are able to dedicate ourselves as a national organization to aiding a single charity organization for five years at a time, and continue to assist many more organizations in the future. Previous philanthropies include:

* [[Mavin Foundation]]
* Women In Need NYC
* [[Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance|Ovarian Cancer National Alliance]]
* [[Girls, Inc.|Girls Inc]]
* [[Keep A Breast Foundation]]
* [[Girl Effect|The Girl Effect]]
* [[To Write Love on Her Arms|To Write Love On Her Arms]]

Mu Sigma Upsilon's current philanthropy for 2021-2026 is: The [[NAACP|National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-07 |title=National Philanthropy |url=https://www.msu1981.org/philanthropy/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Mu Sigma Upsilon Foundation ==
The Mu Sigma Upsilon Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization. The mission of the foundation is to provide essential support and financial resources for the educational, leadership, and charitable purposes of the sorority to enrich the lives of members and assist in improving the community in which they serve.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.msu1981.org/foundation|title=Mu Sigma Upsilon Foundation|date=2017-08-19|work=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc.|access-date=2018-10-25|language=en-US}}</ref>

==T.I.A.R.A. Interest Group==
T.I.A.R.A. stands for ''Togetherness, Independence, Academics, Respect and Achievement''. The T.I.A.R.A. Group is the official interest group of Mu Sigma Upsilon. Being an active T.I.A.R.A. gives interested ladies the opportunity to get an in-depth look at the sisterhood. They experience first-hand what it would be like to be a sister of MSU through event/meeting planning, programming, fundraising and networking. It also allows for the prospective members to build relationships with one another and Mu Sigma Upsilon sisters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-04 |title=Join MSU |url=https://www.msu1981.org/join-msu/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Chapters==
===Undergraduate Chapters===

Mu Sigma Upsilon does not name their chapters by the Greek alphabet, but rather chapters are given culturally significant names.<ref name=MSUChapters>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msu1981.org/chapters/ |title=Undergraduate Chapters |publisher=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority }}</ref> Active chapters are indicated in '''bold'''. Inactive chapters are indicated in ''italics''.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
|-
! Chapter !! Charter date and range!! Institution !! Location 
!Status
!Reference
|-
| ''Amazona''|| {{Date table sorting|1981-11-21}} || [[Rutgers University–New Brunswick]]|| [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]  
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0">Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (December 3, 2022) ''[https://uofi.app.box.com/v/womens-pdf-folder/file/459802938918 Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities]''. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed January 24, 2022.</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2014-09-04 |title=Undergraduate Chapters |url=https://www.msu1981.org/undergraduate-chapters/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| '''Siksika'''|| {{Date table sorting|1983-11-30}}|| [[William Paterson University]]  || [[Wayne, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Conquistadoras''|| {{Date table sorting|1989-04-12}} ||[[New Jersey Institute of Technology]]|| [[Newark, New Jersey]]  
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Matriarca'''|| {{Date table sorting|1990-11-29}}|| [[Montclair State University]]  || [[Montclair, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Aborigena'''|| {{Date table sorting|1991-04-17}}|| [[Rutgers University-Newark]]  || [[Newark, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Mosaic'''|| {{Date table sorting|1991-04-25}}|| [[Kean University]]  || [[Union Township, Union County, New Jersey|Union Township, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|'''Bellatrix'''
|1991
|
|
|Memorial
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-04 |title=Bellatrix Chapter |url=https://www.msu1981.org/bellatrix/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| '''Indigena'''|| {{Date table sorting|1994-12-01}}|| [[New Jersey City University]] and [[Saint Peter's University]]|| [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Destinidas'''|| {{Date table sorting|1995-04-12}}|| [[Bloomfield College]]|| [[Bloomfield, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Zaona'''|| {{Date table sorting|1995-11-18}}|| [[Stockton University]]|| [[Pomona, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Jhansi'''|| {{Date table sorting|1996-11-10}}|| [[Pennsylvania State University]] - Main  || [[University Park, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Godasiyo''|| {{Date table sorting|1996-11-10}}|| [[Penn State Altoona]]|| [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Palenque'''|| {{Date table sorting|1998-11-14}}|| [[Bloomsburg University]]|| [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Narra''|| {{Date table sorting|1998-11-19}}|| [[New York University]]|| [[New York City, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Emeritus''|| {{Date table sorting|1999-11-14}}||[[Ramapo College of New Jersey]]|| [[Mahwah, New Jersey]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Concordia'''|| {{Date table sorting|1999-11-14}}|| [[University of Connecticut]]|| [[Storrs, Connecticut]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Abrianeme'''|| {{Date table sorting|2001-03-16}}|| [[The College of New Jersey|College of New Jersey]]|| [[Ewing Township, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Devi''|| {{Date table sorting|2002-03-09}}|| [[University of Kansas]]|| [[Lawrence, Kansas]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Anansi''|| {{Date table sorting|2002-03-24}}|| [[Cornell University]]|| [[Ithaca, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Evadne''|| {{Date table sorting|2002-03-24}}||[[Le Moyne College]]|| [[Syracuse, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Haumea'''|| {{Date table sorting|2003-03-15}}|| [[University of Central Florida]]|| [[Orlando, Florida]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Xurima''|| {{Date table sorting|2003-03-20}}||[[Seton Hall University]]|| [[South Orange, New Jersey]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Genesis'''|| {{Date table sorting|2003-11-01}}|| [[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania]]|| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Yazi''|| {{Date table sorting|2004-03-10}}|| [[Florida Memorial University|Florida Memorial College]]|| [[Miami|Miami, Florida]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Orisha''|| {{Date table sorting|2004-03-28}}||[[State University of New York at New Paltz]]|| [[New Paltz, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Quinquatria''|| {{Date table sorting|2005-03-26}}||[[Stevens Institute of Technology]]|| [[Hoboken, New Jersey]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Nysa'''|| {{Date table sorting|2005-03-26}}|| [[SUNY Oneonta]]|| [[Oneonta, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Vathara''|| {{Date table sorting|2005-05-01}}|| [[Johnson & Wales University, Florida]]|| [[Miami, Florida]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Lazuline'''|| {{Date table sorting|2005-11-12}}|| [[Millersville University]]|| [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Celtic''|| {{Date table sorting|2005-11-20}}|| [[Old Dominion University]]|| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Gaia''|| {{Date table sorting|2006-04-01}}||[[Syracuse University]]|| [[Syracuse, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Kyathira'''|| {{Date table sorting|2006-04-01}}|| [[University at Buffalo]] and [[Buffalo State University]]|| [[Buffalo, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Themiskyra''|| {{Date table sorting|2006-04-06}}|| [[SUNY Old Westbury]]  || [[Old Westbury, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|Cheveyo
|{{Date table sorting|2006}}
|[[Lamar University]]
|[[Beaumont, Texas]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Hasinai'''|| {{Date table sorting|2006-04-08}}|| [[Stephen F. Austin University]]|| [[Nacogdoches, Texas]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Zotikon'''|| {{Date table sorting|2006-04-13}}|| [[Hunter College]]; [[St. Francis College]]|| [[New York City, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Dhyani'''|| {{Date table sorting|2007-04-15}}|| [[University of North Carolina at Charlotte]]|| [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Janus''|| {{Date table sorting|2008-04-06}}|| [[Barry University]]|| [[Miami, Florida]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Novastella'''|| {{Date table sorting|2008-04-13}}|| [[West Chester University]]|| [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Kailasa'''|| {{Date table sorting|2009-04-11}}|| [[University of Georgia]]|| [[Athens, Georgia]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Ionia'''|| {{Date table sorting|2009-04-11}}|| [[East Stroudsburg University]]|| [[East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Freyja'''|| {{Date table sorting|2009-04-19}}|| [[Rowan University]]|| [[Glassboro, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Bodhati''|| {{Date table sorting|2009-12-05}}|| [[Virginia Tech]]|| [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Roma''|| {{Date table sorting|2010-04-17}}|| [[George Washington University]]|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Rhea''|| {{Date table sorting|2010-04-18}}|| [[Penn State Abington]]|| [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township, Pennsylvania]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Boetia'''|| {{Date table sorting|2011-04-16}}|| [[Georgia College & State University]]|| [[Milledgeville, Georgia]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Arikara'''|| {{Date table sorting|2011-11-18}}|| [[University of Nebraska at Kearney]]|| [[Kearney, Nebraska]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Kumi'''|| {{Date table sorting|2012-04-01}}|| [[SUNY Oswego]]|| [[Oswego, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Yemaya'''||{{Date table sorting|2012-04-22}}|| [[Lehigh University]]|| [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Miakardia'''|| {{Date table sorting|2012-11-10}}|| [[Bucknell University]]|| [[Lewisburg, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Kimimela'''|| {{Date table sorting|2012-11-11}}|| [[University of South Florida]]|| [[Tampa, Florida]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Zarya'''|| {{Date table sorting|2013-04-06}}|| [[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]]|| [[Dartmouth, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Sekhmet'''|| {{Date table sorting|2013-11-02}}|| [[Marshall University]]|| [[Huntington, West Virginia]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Akasa''|| {{Date table sorting|2013-11-23}}|| [[Metropolitan State University of Denver]]|| [[Denver, Colorado]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Atitlán''|| 2014|| [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]]|| [[Indiana, Pennsylvania]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Samara'''|| {{Date table sorting|2014-11-16}}|| [[Rutgers University–Camden]]|| [[Camden, New Jersey]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Úthaulia'''|| {{Date table sorting|2017-04-01}}|| [[Lycoming College]]|| [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Wujimu'''|| {{Date table sorting|2017-04-07}}|| [[DePauw University]]|| [[Greencastle, Indiana]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''Dianaia''|| {{Date table sorting|2018-03-31}}|| [[University of Rochester]]|| [[Rochester, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Maulana''|| {{Date table sorting|2018-11-10}}|| [[SUNY Plattsburgh]] || [[Plattsburgh, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|''Artemisia''
|{{Date table sorting|2018-11-17}}
|[[Felician University]]
|[[Rutherford, New Jersey]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Ọkụ''|| {{Date table sorting|2019-03-30}}|| [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] - Metropolitan Campus || [[Teaneck, New Jersey]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Horaeziel''|| {{Date table sorting|2019-04-06}}|| [[SUNY Cortland]]|| [[Cortland, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| ''Arcus''|| {{Date table sorting|2019-04-13}}|| [[SUNY Albany]]|| [[Albany, New York]]
|Inactive
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
| '''Eden'''|| {{Date table sorting|2019-11-16}}|| [[Moravian College]]|| [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Huitaca'''|| {{Date table sorting|2021-04-23}}|| [[Lafayette College]]|| [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
| '''Saqqara'''|| {{Date table sorting|2023-04-01}}|| [[Binghamton University]] || [[Binghamton, New York]]
|Active
|<ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Graduate Chapter (Aretias) ===
Mu Sigma Upsilon's Aretias Graduate Chapter provides alumnae members with a system to become mentors and advisers to each other and to undergraduates. The chapter remains actively involved in academic programs at undergraduate chapters and surrounding communities with or without an undergraduate chapter. The Aretias Chapter also offers interested women the opportunity to join the sorority at the Graduate level.<ref name="MSUAretias">{{Cite web |title=Aretias (Graduate Chapter) |url=http://www.msu1981.org/structue/aretias-graduate-chapter/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221540/http://www.msu1981.org/structue/aretias-graduate-chapter/ |archive-date=2013-12-02 |access-date=2013-11-21 |publisher=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority}}</ref> Women interested in joining MSU’s Aretias Chapter would have completed an undergraduate program with a minimum 3.0 grade point average, or be actively pursuing a degree of higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-09-04 |title=Aretias (Graduate Chapter) |url=https://www.msu1981.org/aretias/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Mu Sigma Upsilon Sorority, Inc. |language=en-US}}</ref>

Local Aretias Chapters:

* Aretias North New Jersey
* Aretias Pennsylvania
* Aretias New York
* Aretias New England
* Aretias Central Florida

== See also ==

* [[List of social sororities and women's fraternities]]
* [[Cultural interest fraternities and sororities]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.msu1981.org}}

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